Repairing an electric car is more expensive and time consuming than a petrol or diesel equivalent – that’s the verdict from fleet accident management firm, AX, following analysis of more than 40,000 incidents across the UK.
AX says that the average repair cost for an EV following a non-fault crash is £6,363, which is roughly a fifth more (19.2 per cent) than the typical £5,338 cost to fix an internal combustion (ICE) vehicle. Furthermore, while the average repair time for an ICE car is 23 days, an EV is usually off the road for 25 days, due to more time-intensive repairs.
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